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Ex. DUT-WI-017Interim Attorney General Opinion OAG-03-20 to Outagamie County Executive Thomas NelsonEffect of Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, on local health officers' powers under Wis. Stat. § 252.03 to issue orders responding…Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Justice)WisconsinStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-005Emergency Order #2Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (modified stay-at-home order)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMay 18, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-075Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2 (Phase 2)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of HealthCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-027Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder extending the in-person suspension and jury-trial continuance for each circuit court until a chief-judge-approved operational plan…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-006Emergency Order #3 (Forward Dane Phase 1), § 4 (Businesses) and § 9 (Enforcement)All businesses subject to requirements: 25 percent capacity; written hygiene policy (symptomatic employees not allowed to work…Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMay 22, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-20-GM-034Fair page notice: The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair has been cancelledWisconsin State FairWisconsin State Fair Park (a State agency)West Allis, WIOrganizerMay 29, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-071city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS index page (May 30, 2020 capture) listing 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #1 COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee' (May 14, 2020: 'City of Milwaukee Releases New Order') and 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #2' (May 21-22, 2020) and a May 29, 2020 updateMoving Milwaukee Forward Safely pageCity of Milwaukee (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely web page, as captured May 30, 2020)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 30, 20202020 Q2OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-043MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)Resumption of fare collection; front-door boarding restored; masks recommendedMilwaukee County Transit SystemMilwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System)CountyMay 26, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-054Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 4, 2020)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-20-GM-002News release: World Dairy Expo 2020 CancelledWorld Dairy ExpoWorld Dairy Expo, Inc.Madison (Alliant Energy Center), WIOrganizerJune 4, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-007Emergency Order #4Emergency Order #4 (amending Forward Dane Phase 1)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-076Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 3) (early June 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3 (Phase 3)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of HealthCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-030Order, In re the Matter of Emergency Procedures Related to the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act's Temporary Moratorium on Eviction FilingsOrder denying Legal Action of Wisconsin's emergency request for a temporary pleading requirement in eviction actions; concurrence recording…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-26-GM-013World Dairy Expo 2020 Cancelled News ReleaseWorld Dairy Expo (the dairy industry's international trade show and cattle show; the largest annual gathering of the dairy veterinary supply…World Dairy Expo, Inc.Madison (Alliant Energy Center, a Dane County facility), WIOrganizerJune 10, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-008Emergency Order #5 (Forward Dane Phase 2)Emergency Order #5, Forward Dane Phase 2Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 12, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-055Media release: The City of Milwaukee is still in Phase 3 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 19, 2020)Phase 3 status updateMilwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 19, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (State agency: Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-009Emergency Order #6Emergency Order #6 (amending Forward Dane Phase 2)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-058Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan, full table (June 25, 2020) (Phase 4 version)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 25, 2020)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 25, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-25-GM-049Democratic National Convention 2020 homepage as captured June 30, 20202020 Democratic National Convention (Milwaukee, Aug. 17-20, 2020): the largest staging, broadcast and hospitality engagement scheduled for…Democratic National Convention CommitteeMilwaukee (Fiserv Forum and the Wisconsin Center, as scheduled), WIOrganizerJune 30, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-056Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June 26, 2020) (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4)Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 26, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-057Media release: The City of Milwaukee Moves Forward into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 26, 2020)Phase 4 effective July 1, 2020Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 26, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-026Summerfest homepage: '2020 Ticket Refund Information'; '2021 Lineup' (capture July 1, 2020)Summerfest 2020 and 2021 (Milwaukee's eleven-day lakefront music festival)Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Milwaukee, WIOrganizerJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-010Emergency Order #7Emergency Order #7 (bars closed to indoor service; gatherings 10 indoors and 25 outdoors)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-011Emergency Order #8Emergency Order #8 (face coverings required; continued gathering and tavern limits)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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